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Aikane

Country: United States, 14 mins

  • Director: Dean Hamer, Daniel Sousa, Joe Wilson
  • Writer: Dean Hamer
  • Producer: Daniel G. Karslake, Judith Light, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

CGiii Comment

Dean Hamer & Co. continue to animate the legends of the Pacific islanders...long may they continue to do so.

Like all legends, fantasy and imagination reign supreme. Tolerance and acceptance are also floating around.

It's just a lovely film.


Trailer...

AIKANE Trailer from Daniel Sousa on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they fall in love and an epic adventure begins.